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Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1987-1 Critical: GnuPG Denial Of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in GnuPG.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1987-1
October 09, 2013

gnupg, gnupg2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GnuPG.

Software Description:
- gnupg: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
- gnupg2: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement

Details:

Daniel Kahn Gillmor discovered that GnuPG treated keys with empty usage
flags as being valid for all usages. (CVE-2013-4351)

Taylor R Campbell discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain OpenPGP
messages. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted message, GnuPG could consume resources, resulting in a
denial of service. (CVE-2013-4402)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
  gnupg                           1.4.12-7ubuntu1.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.19-2ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.10:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu4.3
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu2.4
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.10-2ubuntu1.4
  gnupg2                          2.0.14-1ubuntu1.6

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1987-1
  CVE-2013-4351, CVE-2013-4402

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.12-7ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.19-2ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu4.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu3.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu2.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.10-2ubuntu1.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.14-1ubuntu1.6


Ubuntu 13.04 USN-1987-1 Critical: GnuPG Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 9, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several GnuPG security flaws identified, impacting numerous Ubuntu releases. Users advised to implement updates for protective measures.
Several security issues were fixed in GnuPG.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: gnupg 1.4.12-7ubuntu1.2 gnupg2 2.0.19-2ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.10: gnupg 1.4.11-3ubuntu4.3 gnupg2 2.0.17-2ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.11-3ubuntu2.4 gnupg2 2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.3 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: gnupg 1.4.10-2ubuntu1.4 gnupg2 2.0.14-1ubuntu1.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1987-1

CVE-2013-4351, CVE-2013-4402

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October 09, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.12-7ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.19-2ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.10-2ubuntu1.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.14-1ubuntu1.6

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